Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
O'Malley, Desmond
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Other form(s) of name
- Des O'Malley
- Dessie O'Malley
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Description area
Dates of existence
1939-2021
History
Desmond O'Malley was an Irish politician. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick East constituency from 1968 to 2002. O'Malley served as Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1977-1981 and 1989-1992, Leader of the Progressive Democrats from 1985-1993, Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism from March 1982-October 1982, Minister for Justice from 1970-1973 and Government Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence from 1969-1970. Initially, a prominent Fianna Fáil party member, O'Malley went on to found the Progressive Democrats and served as the party's first leader from 1985 until 1993. He retired from politics at the 2002 Irish General Election.
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IE DCUA
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR (CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, 2nd Edition, 2011.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2022-09-05